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The Hurricane FAQ.

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* THE HURRICANE CHARACTER FAQ *
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* FOR SMACKDOWN! vs RAW 2006 (PS2) *
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* VERSION 1.3 *
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* BY JOHN WOODMAN *
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* FOR PS2 & PSP *
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1.0) Introduction
1.1) Legal
1.5) About me
1.2) Contact me
1.3) Autorized publishing
1.4) Aknowledgements
2.0) Version history
3.0) Bio
4.0) Moves
4.1) Standard actions
4.2) Standing
4.3) Ground
4.4) Corner
4.5) Rope
4.6) Diving
4.7) Dash
4.8) Tag Team
4.9) Special
5.0) Statistics
6.0) Game review
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1.0) Introduction
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Hi. This is the WWE: Smackdown! vs RAW 2006 FAQ for one of the most interesting
WWE masked superstars: The Hurricane.
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1.1) Legal
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This document and all of its content is copyright of Woodman (myself). All
information in this document were written by me, and all contributions will
receive their credits as soon I'll enter them in the FAQ.
The only site where this guide is available is www.GameFAQs.com
If you would like this FAQ on your site, please Email me requesting permission
to, and I will probably allow you to do so. However, the guide must not be
changed in any way.
This guide was made only for the purpose of helping other people, and I don't
intend to use it for profit, and I would really really appreciate it if no one
else does it too. This guide is as free as everyone of us is.
Copyright 2005-2006 by Woodman
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1.2) About me
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I am a 30 years old man, and always liked wrestling, I started with WWF for a
lot of years, but after some years "TV Koper" stopped broadcasting it.
I passed a lot of years without wrestling (except for videogames), and now I
can only watch "Smackdown!" and NWE, because the other shows are on satellite
Pay TV, and I can't watch them.
I am Italian, and I live in a small town called Castelfranco Veneto. Right now
I am studying to became a sort of sanitarian operator (called O.S.S.)
My dream? To marry with my girlfriend Eleonor.
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1.3) Contact me
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If you want to contact me, write me to this address:
NOSPAM!woodman76 @ libero.it
Simply remove NOSPAM! and assemble my complete address, it's very simple.
Please write me, for suggestion, corrections and other things like this about
this FAQ. I will be happy to answer you.
By the way... sorry if sometimes my English is not perfect... after all, I am
Italian, and English it's not my first language.
You can write me in English or Italian with no problem.
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1.4) Autorized publishing
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There are the sites autorized to publish my Create a Wrestler FAQ. If you want
this FAQ on your site, please ask me my written permission, I think it will be
given without any problem, if this FAQ will be freely available on your site.
www.neoseeker.com
www.supercheats.com
See how to contact me at 1.02 section. Thank you.
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1.5) Aknowledgements
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Andre the Giant: for being the best legend of all time! (At least for me.)
Eddie Guerrero: for being a myth, and now a legend.
Goldust & Eugene: for being my favourite wrestlers. (Sad they are not on 2007.)
My friend Ariadna: for our long distance friendship (Italy - Mexico).
My girlfriend Eleonor: for loving me, even if she doesn't like Wrestling.
My Pc and Notepad program: for allowing me writing this guide.
Sony: For creating the PSX and PS2 consoles (and for the future PS3).
THQ: the creators of a lot of good wrestling games (some bugs apart).
WWE: for all the wrestling I love.
WWF: for all the wrestling I loved, and I will always love.
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2.0) Version history
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1.0 (25th November 2005): first complete writing.
1.1 (30th November 2005): some correcions and additions.
1.2 (19 September 2006): bio added, and updated the FAQ layout. I hope you will
like my work. Remember to vote for my FAQ in Gamefaqs.com, if you can.
1.3 (21 October 2006): now this guide is good for both PS2 and PSP, and I also
added the game review.
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3.0) Bio
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Real Name: Gregory Shane Helms
Name: The Hurricane (now Gregory Helms)
Height: 6 feet (183 cm)
Weight: 191 lbs (97 Kg)
Born: 12 July, 1974. Smithfield, North Carolina
Debut: 6 July, 1991
Finishing Moves: Shining Wizard, Nightmare on Helms Street - Eye of the
Hurricane, Vertebreaker
Career Titles
- CCW Light Heavyweight Champion (2)
- CCWA Light Heavyweight Champion (2)
- EWA Cruiserweight Champion
- NDW Light Heavyweight Champion
- NDW Tag Team Champion (with Mike Maverick)
- NWA Wildside Tag Team Champion (with Shannon Moore)
- OMEGA Tag Team Champion (2 with Mike Maverick)
- SCW Champion
- SCW Tag Team Champion (with Mike Maverick)
- SEWA Light Heavyweight Champion
- SWA Light Heavyweight Champion
- TCW Texas Tag Team Champion (with Lenny Lane)
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion
- WCW Hardcore Champion (with Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion (2)
- WWE World Tag Team Champion (1 with Kane, 1 with Rosey)
- WWE European Champion
- WWE Hardcore Champion
- WWO Light Heavyweight Champion
- NAPW Light Heavyweight Champion
Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler,
performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand
where he is the current reigning and defending WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
Helms is the longest reigning Cruiserweight Champion of all time, including
both WWF/E and WCW incarnations.
World Championship Wrestling
After wrestling in many independent promotions, including the Organization of
Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) promotion founded by Matt and Jeff Hardy,
Helms and his friend Shannon Moore signed with World Championship Wrestling
(WCW) in 2000.
In WCW, Helms's first break came as a member of the heel team 3 Count with
Moore and Evan Karagias. The trio was a parody of the popular boy bands of the
time and their gimmick involved making music videos and performing before their
matches, during which their opponents tended to attack them before the match
started. Helms later split from the group, and was dubbed "Sugar" Shane Helms
by the fans, and found success as WCW Cruiserweight Champion. He was the
reigning Cruiserweight Champion immediately before WCW was bought out by the
then World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Helms, after a name change from Shane to his first name of Gregory due to stem
confusion that WWF staff thought would be caused from having him and Shane
McMahon as active members in the organization, was brought in a part of the
Invasion storyline as member of the The Alliance. Along the way, he had another
name change to Hurricane Helms, but found little success until he began using
The Hurricane character.
Helms's superhero character was loosely based on The Green Lantern; he sports
a tattoo of the hero's logo on his right biceps. His real-life fixation of the
character was parlayed into The Hurricane gimmick, and Helms gradually evolved
into a full superhero character to the point of wearing a costume to the ring.
During his time in the locker room he would dress as a 1950s reporter with
glasses, using his real name, as a homage to Clark Kent (Superman), right down
to the similarity in the name of the newspaper he reported for, the Daily
Globe.
Originally a heel, Helms believed himself to have superhuman powers. He would,
for example, wrestle heavyweights and attempt to chokeslam them, but given his
comparatively small size comically couldn't even pick the other wrestlers up.
Over time, his character increasingly received positive fan reaction. Helms
became a face and was able to chokeslam some of his opponents, often acting
surprised at his own strength. Royal Rumble 2002 was one of the Hurricane's
more memorable moments of "superhuman strength", as he stormed the ring during
the Royal Rumble match and attempted (and failed) to double chokeslam that
year's megastars Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
During The Hurricane's stint as a heel, he stole Spike Dudley's girlfriend,
Molly Holly. She later emerged as Mighty Molly, his first superhero sidekick.
Helms would drive the "Hurricycle" (a motorcycle painted green with Hurricane
logos on it) and Molly would ride in the sidecar. The duo went their separate
ways at WrestleMania X8 when Molly turned on Hurricane and won the Hardcore
Title from him.
Helms would later be drafted to SmackDown!, winning the Cruiserweight Title
from Taijri and Kidman in a triple threat match. Later in 2002, he was traded
to RAW and won the World Tag Team Titles with Kane. Early in 2003, Hurricane
was involved in a feud with The Rock. The two would engage in backstage
segments, with The Rock referring to The Hurricane as "The Hamburglar" (in part
because his mask is similar to the Hamburglar's). This comic feud culminated in
a match on RAW, in which The Rock clearly dominated. However, in a shock turn
of events (and in part of Stone Cold Steve Austin's distractings of The Rock),
The Hurricane emerged victorious, giving him arguably the biggest win of his
career.
In 2003, Hurricane "discovered" Rosey's potential as a superhero, and
christened him "Rosey, the Super Hero in Training" (or the S.H.I.T.). On the
July 19, 2004 episode of RAW, Rosey appeared with a new costume, seemingly
graduated to a full superhero and teaming with his mentor.
On May 1, 2005, at Backlash, Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Resistance in
the finals of a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship.
Not long after winning the titles, Stacy Keibler joined Rosey and The Hurricane
as their sidekick, Super Stacy, but in August 2005, Rosey and The Hurricane
lost Keibler as their sidekick when she and Christy Hemme were traded to
SmackDown!
On September 5, 2005 Hurricane and Rosey were defeated by Lance Cade and Trevor
Murdoch, during their debut match on RAW. Though this was a non-title match,
the pair earned themselves a title match at Unforgiven. During the title match,
Murdoch delivered an elevated DDT on The Hurricane to the outside. The DDT
caused Hurricane to suffer a "stinger" (in kayfabe) and allowed Cade & Murdoch
to beat the injured Hurricane later in the match to win the World Tag Team
Titles from him, and Rosey.
The loss of the titles began a sliding path that brought the team to an end,
for weeks after the pair would begin a losing streak, mainly caused by
Hurricane's injuries. During the October 17, 2005 episode of RAW, The
Hurricane was assaulted by Kurt Angle at the request of Vince McMahon.
After the beating, footage was shown of Hurricane ripping off his mask and
striking Rosey because he did not help him fend off Angle. The next week,
The Hurricane no showed a World Tag Team Title match leaving Rosey to face
the champions alone. During the match, The Hurricane (out of costume) appeared
at the top of the entrance ramp; reverting back to his real name, Gregory Helms
he watched as Rosey was double teamed and defeated. After the match, Helms
announced that he was fed up of being funny for the crowd, and that he had been
carrying Rosey as a tag team partner. This started the first heel turn for
Helms since his debut in WWE with the WCW/ECW Alliance.
On the November 7, 2005 edition of RAW, Helms and Rosey finally faced off in
singles action. This was Rosey's last match in WWE. Helms won the match after
hitting the Shining Wizard. On WWE.com's Unlimited, Helms talked about his
frustrations with not only not being on RAW in recent weeks, but also regarding
Jerry "The King" Lawler making comments about him on the December 26, 2005
edition of RAW. During RAW on January 2, 2006, Helms confronted Lawler face to
face about the comments, to which Lawler responded that when Helms was The
Hurricane he was at least half-entertaining, but now he was just a guy that
sucked. Helms responded by slapping Lawler, who responded back in kind by
punching Helms and sending him out of the ring. This confrontation led to
Lawler challenging Helms to a match at New Year's Revolution. Helms would go
on to lose the match after a Fist Drop.
At the 2006 Royal Rumble, Helms would win SmackDown!'s WWE Cruiserweight
Championship (even though he was, at the time, a superstar on RAW ) in an Open
Invitational to all former Cruiserweight Champions. The participants were
Helms, the reigning champion Kid Kash, Funaki, Paul London, Jamie Noble, and
Nunzio. Helms won after hitting the Shining Wizard on Funaki.
Gregory Helms after winning the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at the 2006
Royal Rumble.He would make his return to the SmackDown! brand in February 2006,
to start a feud with Nunzio, Kid Kash and the other cruiserweights. During this
time, Helms defeated Nunzio in a one-on-one match. The week afterwards, he was
supposed to defend against Kid Kash but Kash was away on a family emergency so
Scotty 2 Hotty took his place. Helms defeated Scotty 2 Hotty and cut a promo
about being better than all of the cruiserweights. At this point all the
cruiserweights at the show (who were in contention for the belt) invaded the
ring and beat down Helms using all of their signature moves. It was later
announced by SmackDown! General Manager, Teddy Long, at No Way Out, Helms would
be set to face all these cruiserweights in a match for the title. Helms was
able to retain the championship. Later, Long mandated that Helms has to defend
his title against a cruiserweight each week on SmackDown! to prove that he is
better than all the cruiserweights. Helm's first defense under this new rule
was against Psicosis of the Mexicools; Helms once again retained with help
from the ropes.
On the March 10, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Teddy Long told Helms that he
didn't have to defend his title due to the fact that he had a broken nose.
Instead, Long put Helms in a champion vs. champion match against United States
Champion Chris Benoit. During the match, Helms narrowly escaped a Sharpshooter
and left the ring. However, his escape was blocked by four other
cruiserweights (Kid Kash, Jamie Noble, Paul London, and Brian Kendrick) who
grabbed Helms and threw him back into the ring, where Benoit locked in the
Crossface for the win.
Helms went on to undergo successful surgery on his nose was expected to miss
five to six weeks. During this time SmackDown! announcers would state that
Helms had a no-compete clause in his contract allowing him to miss ring time
due to any injury. Helms returned to the ring during the April 28, 2006 edition
of SmackDown!, teaming with MNM to face Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Super
Crazy in a six-man tag team competition. Helms continued on with defending his
belt during PPV's but made more regular appearances on SmackDown!'s sister
show, WWE Velocity.
Helms would continue on defending his title against other cruiserweights while
on occasion facing off against SmackDown!'s other title holders in champion
vs. champion matches. Helms would face then World Heavyweight Champion Rey
Mysterio on June 16, 2006 and the United States Champion Bobby Lashley on July
7, 2006, losing both matches. Eventually he became the longest cruiserweight
champion in WWE history.
He is currently in a feud with his close friend, Matt Hardy.
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4.0 Moves
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Here is the legend for all the moves:
O: Circle
X: Cross
T: Triangle
[]: Square
H: Head damage
A: Arms damage
B: Body damage
L: Legs damage
Sta: Staina requirements
Mom: Momentum charge
Blood: Blood move
Dirty: Dirty move
Fav: Favorite move
KO: KO move
Pin: Pin move
Sub: Submission move
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4.1) Standard actions
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Ring In Move Slide In
Ring Out Move Quick
Taunt:
- Right analog down Hurricane 2
- Right analog left Edge 3
- Right analog up Hurricane 1
- Right analog right Kane 2
Fighting Stance Hero
Walking Motion Normal
Running Motion Normal
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4.2) Standing
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Strike Attack:
- Down + X Dropkick To Knee 1 - L 4, Sta 6, Mom 6
- Diagonal down + X Toe Kick 1 - H 1, A 1, L 1, B 2, Sta 4, Mom 4
- Left + X Body Punch - H 1, A 1, L 1, B 4, Sta 6, Mom 6
- Diagonal + up + X Elbow Smash 1 - H 2, A 1, L 1, B 2, Sta 4, Mom 4
- Up + X Shuffle Side Kick 5 - H 4, A 1, L 1, B 4, Sta 6, Mom 6
- Right + X Back Chop 4 - H 2, A 1, L 1, B 2, Sta 4, Mom 4
Grapple moves:
(clean)
- O Arm Drag 2 - H 4, B 6, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Down + O Small Package 1 - H 1, A 1, L 1, B 1, Sta 6, Mom 8, Pin
- Left + O Wrist & Arm Wrench - A 10, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Up + O Arm Drag 3 - H 4, B 6, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Right + O Jawbreaker 2 - H 16, Sta 16, Mom 18
(dirty)
- O Eye Rake 1 - H 8, Sta 8, Mom 10, Dirty
- Down + O Low Blow 5 - B 16, Sta 16, Mom 18, Dirty
- Left + O Eye Rake 2 - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 10, Dirty
- Up + O Low Blow 3 - B 16, Sta 16, Mom 18, Dirty
- Right + O Eye Poke 3 - H 8, Sta 8, Mom 10, Dirty
- Down + O Submission
- O Armbar 5 - A 8, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Down + O Snapmare & Leg Lock 2 - H 10, Sta 3, Mom 10, Sub A
- Left + O Sleeper Hold 1 - H 10, Sta 3, Mom 10
- Up + O Arm Wrench 2 - A 6, B 2, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Right + O Head Lock 4 - B 8, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Left + O Speed category
- O Snapmare & Dropkick - H 6, B 4, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Down + O Jawbreaker 1 - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Left + O Shining Wizard 5 - H 16, Sta 16, Mom 18
- Up + O Shuffle Sidekick 4 - H 8, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Right + O Dropkick 7 - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Up + O Technical category
- O Jumping Armbreaker - A 10, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Down + O Fireman Carry - B 8, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Left + O Cobra Clutch Bomb - H 14, B 2, Sta 16, Mom 18, Fav
- Up + O Suplex 4 - H 2, B 8, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Right + O Vertabreaker - H 18, Sta 16, Mom 18, KO
- Right + O Old School category
- O European Uppercut - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Down + O DDT 24 - H 14, Sta 12, Mom 14
- Left + O Russian Leg Sweep 1 - H 6, B 4, Sta 8, Mom 10
- Up + O Running Neckbreaker - H 8, B 4, Sta 12, Mom 14
- Right + O Samoan Drop 3 - B 12, Sta 8, Mom 10
- X Grapple Attack
- X (1st) Grapple Elbow Strike 1 - H 3, Sta 2, Mom 3
- X (2nd) Grapple Elbow Strike 1 - H 3, Sta 2, Mom 3
- X (3rd) Grapple Body Attack 1 - B 4, Sta 2, Mom 4
Grapple from behind:
- 0 DDT 18 - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Down + O Edge O'Matic 2 - H 18, Sta 20, Mom 26, KO
- Left + O Cruiserweight Moves 2 - B 8, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Up + O Abdominal Stretch 1 - H 2, A 2, L 2, B 4, Sta 3, Mom 10, Sub A
- Right + O Forearm Smash - B 10, Sta 8, Mom 12
(With groggy opponent)
- 0 Backslide Pin - H 3, B 1, Sta 6, Mom 10, Pin
- Down + O German Suplex Pin 2 - H 8, B 4, Sta 12, Mom 16, Pin
- Left + O Back Suplex 6 - H 2, B 8, Sta 8, Mom 12, KO
- Up + O Pumphandel Drop - H 4, B 8, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Right + O Backbreacker 6 - B 14, Sta 12, Mom 16
Top of cell attack:
(forward)
- O Downward Trust - H 15, A 15, L 15, B 15, Sta 16, Mom 40
- O + Any direction Downward Trust - H 15, A 15, L 15, B 15, Sta 16, Mom 40
(backward)
- O Downward Trust - H 15, A 15, L 15, B 15, Sta 16, Mom 40
- O + Any direction Downward Trust - H 15, A 15, L 15, B 15, Sta 16, Mom 40
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4.3) Ground
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Strike Attack:
- X Angry Stomp - H 2, A 2, L 2, B 2, Sta 3, Mom 2
- Up / Down + X Leg Drop 2 - H 4, A 4, L 4, B 4, Sta 5, Mom 4
- Left / Right + X Flip Senton Attack 1 - H 4, A 4, L 4, B 4, Sta 5, Mom 4
Grapple Moves:
(upper)
- O Raise
- Double O Sit Down
- Down + O Pin Fall - H 1, A 1, B 1, Sta 3, Mom 3
- Left + O Oklahoma Pin 2 - H 1, A 1, B 1, Sta 6, Mom 10, Pin
- Up + O Cruiserweight Moves 2 - B 8, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Right + O Surfboard - A 6, B 2, Sta 3, Mom 10, Sub A
(lower)
- O Raise
- Double O Sit Down
- Down + O Pin Fall - B 1, Sta 5
- Left + O Leg Lock 7 - L 10, Sta 3, Mom 10, Sub B
- Up + O Punch To Groin - B 10, Sta 8, Mom 12, Ditry
- Right + O Mexican Stretch 3 - A 2, L 4, B 4, Sta 3, Mom 10, Sub B
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4.4) Corner
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Strike Attaks:
- X Turnbuckle Dropkick 1 - B 7, Sta 7, Mom 7
- X + any direction Shining Wizard 2 - H 14, Sta 10, Mom 10
(sit)
- X Turnbuckle Dropkick 2 - B 7, Sta 7, Mom 7
Grapple Moves:
- O 10 Punch - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Down + O Monkey Flip - H 4, B 12, Sta 12, Mom 16
- Left + O Arm Drag 7 - B 10, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Up + O Superplex 1 - B 14, Sta 12, Mom 16
- Right + O Hanging in Reverse - L 6, Sta 8, Mom 12, Dirty
(sit)
- O Raise the Opponent Up
- O + any direction Foot Choke 2 - H 10, Sta 8, Mom 12, Dirty
Grapple From Behind:
- O Forearm To Back - B 11, Sta 8, Mom 12
- Down + O Dorpkick & School Boy Pin - H 3, B 3, Sta 6, Mom 10, Pin
- Left + O Mexican Stretch 1 - H 8, A 2, L 2, Sta 9, Mom 13
- Up + O Rolling Powerbomb - H 16, Sta 12, Mom 16
- Right + O Super Back Suplex - H 10, B 6, Sta 12, Mom 16
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4.5) Rope
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Groggy on ropes:
- O + any direction Elbow & Irish Whip - H 6, Sta 8, Mom 12
Rebound Attack:
(opponent up)
- T + X Hero Attack - H 6, Sta 7, Mom 7
(opponent down)
- T + X Dropkick To Knee 3 - H 7, A 7, L 7, B 7, Sta 8, Mom 7
(opponent outside ring)
- T + X Vaulting Body Press 2 - H 12, A 6, L 1, B 12, Sta 12, Mom 20
Diving out of the ring attack:
- [] + X Diving Through Ropes - H 12, A 6, L 1, B 12, Sta 12, Mom 20
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4.6) Diving
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Vs standing Opponent
- Left + X Over Castle - H 12, Sta 10, Mom 20, Fav
- Right + X Diving Clothesline - H 13, A 1, L 1, B 1, Sta 13, Mom 16
Vs downed Opponent
- X Diving Elbow Drop - H 1, A 1, L 1, B 9, Sta 9, Mom 20
- Left + X Near Elbow Drop - H 4, A 1, L 1, B 8, Sta 8, Mom 20
- Right + X Diving Leg Drop - H 8, A 1, L 1, B 4, Sta 8, Mom 20
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4.7) Dash
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Running Strikes:
- X Hero Attack - H 6, Sta 7, Mom 7
- Any direction + X Shining Wizard 3 - H 6, Sta 7, Mom 7, Fav
Running Grapples:
- Down + O Back Rolling - Sta 12, Mom 14
- Up + O DDT 3 - B 14, Sta 13, Mom 15, Blood
Rear Techniques:
- O Neckbreaker 12 - H 12, Sta 9, Mom 11
- O (groggy) Running Clutch Pin - H 2, B 2, Sta 6, Mom 10, Pin
Running Ground Attack:
- [] + X Elbow Drop 5 - H 7, A 7, L 7, B 7, Sta 8,
Mom 7
- [] + any direction + X Dropkick To Knee 3 - H 7, A 7, L 7, B 7, Sta 8,
Mom 7
Counter Attack:
- O Powerslam Pin 2 - B 10, Sta 8, Mom 10, Pin
- Up / Down + O Back Body Drop 1 - B 12, Sta 12, Mom 14
- Left / Right + O Tilt A Whirl Sideslam 2 - B 12, Sta 12, Mom 14
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4.8) Tag Team
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Standing Tag Team:
- O Double Flapjack - B 13, Sta 13, Mom 15, Blood
- Down + O Double DDT - H 14, Sta 14, Mom 16, Blood
- Left + O Double Suplex - B 14, Sta 14, Mom 16
- Up + O Double Facecrusher - H 13, Sta 13, Mom 15, Blood
- Right + O Double Beat Head - H 14, Sta 13, Mom 14
Corner Tag Team:
- O Kick To Gut 1 - B 14, Sta 12, Mom 12
- Down + O Body Attack - B 14, Sta 16, Mom 18
- Left + O Groin Press - B 14, Sta 14, Mom 16, Dirty
- Up + O Side Walk & Reverse DDT - H 6, B 12, Sta 16, Mom 18
- Right + O Groin Press - B 14, Sta 14, Mom 16, Dirty
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4.9) Special
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Finisher:
- L1 Neckbreaker 11 - H 14, Sta 12, Mom 16
- L1 Diving Cross Body Pin 2 - H 1, A 1, L 1, B 13, Sta 13, Mom 16, Pin
Signature Moves:
- Shining Wizard 3 - H 6, Sta 7, Mom 7, Fav
- Cobra Clutch Bomb - H 14, B 2, Sta 16, Mom 18, Fav
- Over Castle - H 12, Sta 10, Mom 20, Fav
Chair Finisher:
- L1 DDT 23 - H 20, Sta 18, Mom 30, Blood
- Any direction + L1 DDT 23 - H 20, Sta 18, Mom 30, Blood
Combination Attack:
- X (1st) Snap Jab - H 2, A 1, L 1, B 2, Sta 4, Mom 4
- X (2nd) Back Chop 4 - H 2, A 1, L 1, B 2, Sta 4, Mom 4
- X (3rd) Shuffle Side Kick 5 - H 4, A 1, L 1, B 4, Sta 6, Mom 6
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5.0) Statistics
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Strength: 6
Submission: 6.5
Durabillity: 6.5
Tecnhique: 7
Speed: 8.5
Charisma: 8
Hardcore: 6.5
Stamina: 8
Overall: 79
Show: RAW
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6.0 Game review
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This is mi personal review for this game. I hope it can help you to decide if
to buy it or not. You can find this review on Gamefaqs.com, the first free
source of faqs all over the web.
Time to walk the ring one more time!
Here I am, to talk about another game about the WWE universe. But is that a
good game? On a first look this game can be taken as an update of his
predecessor, Smackdown! vs RAW, but it offers more on every aspect, like
gameplay and value that you will like it. Keep reading, if you want to know
more.
Graphics: 9/10
Every game they improve the graphic. Smackdown! vs RAW 2006 is no exception,
they scan the wrestler faces, and you can see the results with your own eyes.
The only thing I don't like, it's a problem I see every WWE game. I am talking
about the "create a wrestler" section.
I know that a Playstation 2 has some power limits, but I hate when I see my
creation almost perfect, and when it goes to ring is graphically downgraded to
spare console power. It's simply frustrating (if you have a lot of created
wrestlers like me.)
But the arenas, detailed, well done... but they looks exactly like the last
year arenas.
Another good addition to the graphic side are the entrances, this year they are
very well detailed, and almost all of them are marvellous reproductions of real
WWE superstars entrances. With some exceptions, of course (Batista and others).
The create an entrance section this year gives you more tools to prepare a
better entrance, allowing you to choose lights, pyros and moves for every
section of the stadium. That is a very good thing, but when I prepared my first
entrance, it took almost one hour to check every single camera position!
Sound: 10/10
This time you will hear a lot of voices from your favourite wrestlers, music
are very good, and entrance music are reproduced very well, in an almost
perfect way. This time is a professional work that won't disappoint you in any
way.
Unfortunately the commentary can't be described as above. It will give you a
bad feeling of repetition, hearing all the times you do a finishing move the
same words and phrases over and over again.
Controls: 9/10
Controls are well distributed on the gamepad, and they work fast. The only
thing I never liked is the targeting system. Almost every time I try to target
a different opponent I target my own partner, or the referee or even the wrong
enemy.
In a single match it's not a real problem, but on multi-opponent matches, like
the Royal Rumble, it's a real pain.
Gameplay: 8/10
No doubt that Smackdown! vs RAW 2006 is a really great game. So, why I gave
only 8 points on gameplay? It's sad to say that, but... if you play that game
alone, it's not too fun. The core of the entire game, the season, it's made by
only a few episodes. You will play two episodes (not chosen randomly), the
Royal Rumble episode, and then the Wrestlemania Episode (and not for all
wrestlers, some of them won't be available for season play.)
No more, no less. There are no plots like title defence or parties, like Here
Comes the Pain (the best season of all WWE games). When I played the game for
the first time I was really disappointed of that, and I think it will be the
same for you.
The roster is pretty good, a huge selection of WWE superstars and divas like
Trish Stratus, the Undertaker, Batista and John Cena.
There is also a legend selection that includes Andre the Giant, three (yes,
three) almost identical version of the legendary Hulk Hogan, and the usual
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the Rock.
I was disappointed to have three different version of the same wrestler, I
think it's a waste of space than can be used for other wrestlers and legends.
Another bad thing it's the idea to put Jake "the Snake" Roberts in the game,
but you have to connect your PS2 with a PSP with him unlocked in that, then
transfer it to your PS2.
Sincerely, I find all this stuff nothing more than a marketing manoeuvre to
promote the PSP.
Of course, if you have the old PS2 (not the slim version), you can't connect
with a PSP, and it's very difficult you will ever see Jake Roberts on your
machine.
If you play this game with at least a friend... this changes a lot. I have
played with a multi-tap, and four friends, and I can assure you that I had the
time of my life! We shouted, insulted each other... we really enjoyed that.
Regarding the multiplayer option, I have the old PS2, and I can't play online,
so I don't know how is this game online, but a lot of people said me that is
slowed down. The online play is hosted on a Gamespy server, and it seems that
it's not doing a very good job.
Sometimes after a match the game will freeze up. Another problem is that
sometimes your wins or losses won't even count for some reason or bugs.
I am sorry, but I don't play online, so I donít have more details for you.
The challenges are back in this game again, and add something more to the
length of the game, giving you something more to do in this game. They will
also allow you to unlock special bonus, like furniture for your room, and
increase the durability of the game quite a lot.
There is also a new season type, called General mode. In that season you can
arrange your brand by yourself, creating a roster, deciding all the matches
every week. You decide your marketing strategies, creating feuds and
interfering with the other show.
The only thing I don't like is that you can't decide the match results by
yourself, so, after all you don't have all the control on the brand you will
have as a real General Manager.
This mode has potential, and a lot of it, but it's not really entertaining as
it sound, but, after all, it's the first year that this new game mode is
implemented, I am sure it will be in future WWE games, and will became more and
more fun than now.
Conclusions: 9/10
If you want to play this game alone, I suggest you Here Comes the Pain or
Smackdown! vs RAW.
But, if you will play this game with some friends, it will give you one of the
most entertaining experience of your life, for you and all your friends. If you
are a fan of the WWE games then you should absolutely try give game, it
absolutely worth the effort.
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